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"His goings forth were of old, from everlasting."

Micah v. 2.

whom thou hast sent."

This is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,

John xvii. 3.

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BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the thirtieth day of September, in the fifty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, DARIUS CLARK, of the said District, hath de posited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit:

"Primitive Trinitarianism, examined and Bailey, of the Methodist Reformed Church in were of old, from everlasting.' Micah v. 2. thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John

defended, by Elder Elijah America. His goings forth This is life eternal, to know

xvii. 3."

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PREFACE.

Ir may be supposed by the reader, that a sufficient number of volumes have been written on this subject already. But when in the course of experience, we find that learned, ingenious, and artful men, in every age, devise new methods of attacking this doctrine, which every reflecting and christian mind will esteem most dear and sacred, we who are lovers of the doctrine, and whose hopes and faith of eternal life and happiness are founded upon it, ought to be diligent in repelling adversary attacks, and vigilant in divising, in some sense, new methods of precaution and defence.

We are greatly mistaken, if Doctor Clarke and Mr. Millard, are not adversaries of this characzer. Their attack, in our estimate is somewhat new, and artful. After as much research as our means and opportunity would permit, we have Tot been able to learn from any authority, ancient or modern, that the positions of opposition, which they have taken, has been before taken by any divine, in their exact manner and form, in any period of time, previous to the latter part of he last century.

We do not set ourselves up as infallible judges, Or would we darken counsel. We do, howev